The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-25

license. They had a hearing and enterad
bail in the sum Of $500. A gre at deal of-un.
favorable comment is made upon the actior
oI Vhe ladies' in arresting the druggists while
IneV allow a number of cider dives to deaI
out their Intoxicating beverages withou
hndrance.
Inc Irwin miners and the operators of
rem Gas and WestmoreIand Coal Gonna.
nles came TO an understanding at meeting
at that place on Saturday morning The
uIners accepted the sixty cents per ton for
ulIuing' otered by the operators, but refused
10 go INTO contract to mine coal at that
price Tor one year, as requested by the COM
panles. They will continue to work until
Aprh lst. and longer if the operators will
aHo" them to do 80. bur will 90 into no
( contract for a specified time
NOTICE To FARMERS. Having sold
the Quaker CITY Phosphate for the past
three years. and finding such profitable re-
suits over all other grades. desire to inform
the farmers Of Cambria County that do not
I propose to rob them of their hard earned
money by selling them mari coal, ashes
sand and the like ,Cortbless trash. but to sell
/ them the oldest and best Phosphate made in
/ Henna. It has an established reputation
/ since 1912. Twenty tons now on hands in
my warerOom IN Ebensburg.
/ NJ. D. BEARER
/ The "Order Book of Company D End
Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in
the Mexican War is lost and cannot he
| FOUND. 1t contained a great deal Of data
and information that would be useful to the
members of that company In APPLYING for
thelr pensions. It was was in the possession
OF captain James Murray a short time be
fore his death but could not be found after
wards 1t NAV he in the possession of
some person in Ebensburg Anv person
hnding it will he reasonably rewarded bv
leaving it with John A Blair, in this place
On Thursday of last week the boiler of
a steam sawmilI on the road leading from
the BuckhOrn to Altoona exploded. The
wo-kmen about the mill were all at dinner.
with the exception of Mr Joseph Pamer.
the owner. Wien the men ran out to see
what was the matter they found Mr.. Rame
lying on the ground near the mill. In an an
conscious condition, badly scaIded, his right
arm fractured and his left leg dislocatpd.
and his right thumb 30 hablv shattered that
1t Lad to he amputated. Dr. Buck, Of Al
t'ona' who is the attending physician, thinks
there are good hopes for his recovery.
Fresh Fish every week at the Sugar
Bowl
The story published last week about a
li:tle daughter of Mrs. MaIoney being attac K
ed by man while passing the Central House
stable, appears to have happened only in
the imagination Of the man who started the
story. The little girl whom passing saw a
mar coming out who startled her little at
first by his sudden appeararcp but that he
attacked her, followed her, or tntarfered
with her in any way, OF that she tainted OF
mad hemorrhage from the fright. were pure
tabrlcations manufactured out of the whole
oIoth, and had no foundation whatever. The
Girl went on Fer wav 70 the store, attended
to her errand and returned home as well aa
ever.
"A new and interesting road law has
been introduced and passed the Senate IT
enables taxpayers of township and road
districts to contract for making at their
own expense, the roads of such districts,
and thus prevent the levying and collection
of such taxes thereon. 1t provides that
upon petition being presented to the court
accompanied By bond equal to two hun
dred dollars for each mile of road setting
forth that the petitIOnIng taxpayers are
willing to contract for keeping the roads in
repair for one year, the court shall direct
the Supervisor to enter into a contract with
the petitioners aUd upon such contracts be-
ing make no road tax shall be levied in the
district for that fiscal wear.
The ToEpeto-,r 1r-.l-...- -. ~,
provements contem plated bv the PennsyI- /
Vania Railroad Company at East Conemauph /
the coming summer include the taking off
of about one hundred feet of the bluff at
the blast furnace making room for two
more tracks. The design is to have four .
main tracks from the Woodvale bluff 70 .
East Conemaugh-two for passenger trains /
and two for freight The freight and pass
senger stations at East Conemaugh will he
moved to what is known as the upper
crossing" a short distance above the round
house The unsightIy and dangerous coal
scaffOld will also be removed. the train
coalng at South Fork. The work of level
Ing has already been commenced at East
ConemauRh. 1t Is said that two additional
main tracks will be built as far west as New
Florence as soon as possible.
The passenger departments of both the
Reading and Pennsylvania Railroad Com
Danies declare that mileage books have been
abolished because they could not be sold un-
Ter the Interstate Commerce bill. The sys-
EN- was a troublesome one, the officials
Issert, and the companies are glad to have
n excuse for abolishing l.. a statement
hat has been generally circulated to the
fleet that the rate of fare on the Reading
md Pennsylvania Railroads is to be reduced
o two cents per mile is denied by the Off
ials Of both companies. The reductions
made heretofore in fares to commercial trav
lers aud theatrical troupes will be discon-
iuued under the operations of the bill
This will seriously interfere with the large
commercial houses, which have many sales
1en on the road and who must pay regular Z
ares after the new law shall have gone into 7
fleet. Communication tickets will be contin-
ed
Charley Diehl came near losing his life
n Thursday OF last week. He was out {
nth the men on Whitmer creek, who were
riving logs ana was standing on a log ;
'atchinE them at their work. The water
'as low, so the men IesOrted to "spIashing" I
order to float the logs. a splash" came s
own and the log on which Charley was I
anding was carried out with the others, a
ito the deep water and he fell, going under {
le logs. Thus he fioated for a distance of q
bout 800 yards before be could be gotten out q
IS head occasionly coming above the water. 2
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